‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ to Debut as Premium Disney+ Release in March on Same Day as Theaters

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry reiterated their support for the people of Ukraine as they accepted an award at the NAACP Awards on Saturday night. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who were honored with the President’s Award, spoke about those in Ukraine impacted by the ongoing Russian invasion. "We would like to acknowledge the people of Ukraine who urgently need our continued support as a global community," said Prince Harry while standing next to his wife.The couple was recognized for their outreach efforts in the U.S.

Tool have announced details of a regular, unsigned ‘Fear Inoculum’ box set, on sale for £485 less than the controversial signed edition.After it was announced earlier this week, the $810 (£600) signed box set of the band’s 2019 album, which will only be available to fans who bought the Toolarmy VIP tickets to the forthcoming dates on their current US tour, fans expressed their annoyance at the high price tag.The band appeared to lower the price to $750 (£560) at later shows, but it was then revealed that the $60 price drop was due to a particular venue on the tour not charging service fees and taxes.Following the controversy surrounding the deluxe edition, the band have now announced a regular, unsigned ‘Fear Inoculum’ box set, due for release on April 8 for the significantly reduced price of $169.98 (£127).The new, cheaper box set appears to feature all the same goodies as the original – five discs of 180-gram vinyl, with music on one side and etched art on the other, all under the creative direction of Adam Jones – and the only thing missing is the autographs.A post shared by Tool (@toolmusic)Elsewhere, another reissue is in the works from the band, with plans shared this week for a 30th anniversary reissue of 1992 EP ‘Opiate’.The reissue will feature a re-imagined and extended version of the title track (available to stream from March 1), alongside a short film and 46-page art book featuring behind-the-scenes and making-of photos, interviews and more, available on March 18.Tool released ‘Fear Inoculum’, their fifth studio album, in August of 2019.

Millie Court recently reunited with her fellow Love Island co-stars Chloe Burrows and Lucinda Strafford for a booze-filled night out in Brighton. Love Island winner Millie, 24, and finalist Chloe, 25, made the journey from their homes in Essex to Brighton to reunite with their close pal Lucinda, 21.

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“Wonder Woman 1984” — Warner Bros.’s much-anticipated sequel to its superhero franchise starring Gal Gadot — suffered a weak weekend debut in China, where it earned a mere $19 million in ticket sales, or less than half of what Hollywood had expected. Media watchers had pegged the follow-up film to 2017’s “Wonder Woman” to reel in at least $40 million in the Middle Kingdom.

Warner Bros. has said time after time that the money spent on Zack Snyder’s director’s cut of “Justice League” (reportedly around $70 million) isn’t the beginning of a new trend, but instead, it’s a one-time bit of goodwill given to a filmmaker that saw his feature effectively taken from him and turned into something…really bad.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterWhen “Wonder Woman 1984” debuts in the U.S. on Christmas Day, the Warner Bros.

Manori Ravindran International Editor“Wonder Woman 1984” will get a premium VOD release in the U.K. a month after the film’s premiere, Warner Bros.

Warner Bros/DC’s Wonder Woman 1984, as expected, landed at No. 2 in its China debut on Friday, coming in behind local actioner The Rescue. The Patty Jenkins-helmed sequel to 2017’s Wonder Woman grossed an estimated RMB 44.2M ($7M, including sneaks). This portends a weekend in the mid $20M range for the Middle Kingdom, lower than where the industry was seeing it heading into the session, thus also pushing down the full international box office launch.

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Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterWarner Bros. has shuffled around release dates for three of the studio’s upcoming movies: “Mortal Kombat, “Tom and Jerry” and Hugh Jackman’s sci-fi drama “Reminiscence.”“Mortal Kombat,” a live-action adaptation of the popular video game, was originally set for Jan.

“Reminiscence,” a film starring Hugh Jackman and directed by “Westworld” co-creator Lisa Joy, has been bumped from the Warner Bros. release slate, while the “Mortal Kombat” reboot has slid back by three months to fill that slot.“Mortal Kombat” will now open April 16, 2021 in IMAX, the same day that “Reminiscence” was meant to open.

In case all the Warner Bros. and Disney news made you forget, it was only a year ago that the world collectively sighed and declared the end of “Game of Thrones” a huge disappointment.

Janet W. Lee In today’s TV news roundup, Netflix unveiled a clip from “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina,” featuring Beth Broderick and Caroline Rhea, and Apple TV Plus released a trailer for “Dickinson” Season 2.Netflix released a clip from Part 4 of “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” that sees Beth Broderick and Caroline Rhea reprising their “Sabrina, the Teenage Witch” roles as Aunt Zelda and Aunt Hilda, respectively.

Quebecois director Denis Villeneuve found out about Warner Bros.’ decision to release their entire 2021 slate digitally and theatrically at the same time as everyone else. Now, the “Dune” filmmaker is slamming the studio’s announcement, calling it a franchise killer and promotional tactic for their U.S. streaming service.

Quebecois director Denis Villeneuve found out about Warner Bros.’ decision to release their entire 2021 slate digitally and theatrically at the same time as everyone else. Now, the “Dune” filmmaker is slamming the studio’s announcement, calling it a franchise killer and promotional tactic for their U.S. streaming service.

EXCLUSIVE: The DGA has told WarnerMedia’s that its decision to release Warner Bros full 2021 movie slate on HBO Max at the same time the films will be released in theaters is “unacceptable” and “is contrary to both the long-standing relationship between the DGA and Warner Bros. and explicit representations made by senior executives to the DGA on this very issue.” Warner Bros. and HBO Max are both subsidiaries of WarnerMedia, the giant media conglomerate.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and Media“Raya and the Last Dragon” will premiere on Disney Plus at the same time it opens in theaters this spring.The computer-animated fantasy film will be available to rent on Premier Access, which comes with a hefty nearly $30 rental fee. Only Disney Plus subscribers will be able to watch the film on the service.

Cinemas in France will not be able to reopen on December 15 which was the date initially set by the government late last month. They will instead remain closed for at least three weeks from that date, French Prime Minister Jean Castex said in an address to the nation this evening.

Mark O’Brien, a veteran syndication sales executive for Warner Bros., founder of Mighty Oak Entertainment and creator of the Whacked Out… series franchise, died Nov. 9 at his Newport Beach, California, home. He was 63.

As OWN ramps up for the second season of the Peabody Award-winning drama David Makes Man from Oscar winner Tarell Alvin McCraney and Warner Bros. Television, 10 actors are set to appear in recurring roles.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorAT&T CEO John Stankey asserted that the release of Warner Bros.’s full 2021 movie slate on HBO Max and in theaters at the same time will be a “win-win-win” — for WarnerMedia, consumers and partners.Stankey acknowledged criticism that AT&T and WarnerMedia have faced from theater owners: “I know there’s a lot of noise out in the market, people with different viewpoints.” He added, “Anytime you’re going to change a model, it’s going to create a degree of noise.”But the AT&T chief, speaking Tuesday at the UBS Global TMT Virtual Conference, said that in light of the ongoing COVID pandemic and the unwillingness of consumers to go to theaters, WarnerMedia needed to find the best way to monetize the movie slate.

Also Read: Warner Bros to Release All 2021 Movies in Theaters and on HBO Max SimultaneouslyOn Thursday, WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar announced the decision to put all ’21 WB movies on HBO Max on their theatrical release date.

"Wonder Woman 1984" is slated to release in theaters and on HBO Max, and the studio recently announced that they will do the same for their entire theatrical slate through 2021. "Oh, I mean, disbelief. Especially the way in which they did.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterMark O’Brien, a longtime syndication sales executive for Warner Bros. and founder of Mighty Oak Entertainment, has died.

Christopher Nolan. The writer-director has long been a vocal proponent of seeing his films on the biggest screen possible and will put his money where his mouth is.

Priyanka Chopra Jonas is back to filming for multiple projects across the globe and has currently made London her home. The actress, who was last seen in The Sky Is Pink, on her home turf is prepping for some exciting projects with a few others already in the pipeline.

Unless you have been avoiding all film news over the past couple of days, you probably already know that WarnerMedia has publicly announced the company’s decision to simultaneously release its entire 2021 Warner Bros. film slate day-and-date in theaters and on HBO Max.

HBO Max is making sure that anyone who wants to watch Wonder Woman 1984 at home on Christmas is a paying subscriber of their service.

A metaphorical bomb was dropped yesterday in the world of the film industry. Though the bomb was not a real explosive, there has already been significant real-world damage to theater chains such as AMC Theatres, Regal Cinemas, and more, as WarnerMedia announced plans to release its entire 2021 Warner Bros.

Warner Bros.' shock announcement this week that it will bow all its 2021 titles — including blockbusters such as Matrix 4, Dune, and Suicide Squad — simultaneously in theaters and on its streaming platform HBO Max in the U.S. has left exhibitors outside America scrambling to keep up.